*ESPN doesn't rate JUCOs, so Isaac Fruechte is not included in Minnesota's average.

On to the full data:

#1 Michigan - 16 Commits

Name

Position

State

Rivals

Scout

ESPN

24/7

Royce Jenkins-Stone

LB

MI

4

4

4

4

James Ross

LB

MI

4

4

4

4

Joe Bolden

LB

OH

4

4

4

4

Terry Richardson

CB

MI

4

4

4

4

Erik Magnuson

OL

CA

4

4

4

4

Tom Strobel

DE

OH

4

4

3

4

Pharaoh Brown

DE

OH

4

3

3

4

Devin Funchess

TE

MI

3

4

4

4

Mario Ojemudia

DE

MI

3

4

4

3

Kaleb Ringer

LB

OH

3

4

3

3

Matt Godin

DE

MI

3

3

3

4

Ben Braden

OL

MI

3

3

3

3

Anthony Standifer

CB

IL

3

3

3

3

Caleb Stacey

OL

OH

3

3

3

3

Allen Gant

S

OH

3

3

3

3

AJ Williams

TE

OH

3

3

NR

3

No change for Michigan, but it sounds like Kyle Kalis and Bri'Onte Dunn may be realistic possibilities now. They're picking up a DB commitment (either OH S Jarrod Wilson or KY S Jeremy Clark will move into the 2012 class) sometime soon.

#2 Notre Dame - 10 Commits

Name

Position

State

Rivals

Scout

ESPN

24/7

Ronald Darby

CB

MD

4

5

4

4

Tee Shepard

CB

CA

4

4

4

4

Deontay Greenberry

WR

CA

4

4

3

4

Taylor Decker

OL

OH

4

4

3

4

David Perkins

LB

IN

3

4

4

4

Nick Baratti

S

TX

3

4

3

3

Justin Ferguson

WR

FL

3

3

4

3

Mark Harrell

OL

NC

3

3

4

3

CJ Prosise

S

VA

3

3

3

3

Scott Daly

LS

IL

2

NR

NR

NR

Irish are neck-and-neck with Penn State, and barely ahead based on averages. They haven't picked anyone up in a long time.

#3 Penn State - 10 Commits

Name

Position

State

Rivals

Scout

ESPN

24/7

Jarron Jones

DT

NY

4

5

4

5

Camren Williams

LB

MA

4

4

4

4

JJ Denman

OL

PA

4

4

4

4

Brent Wilkerson

DE

MD

4

3

3

4

Jamil Pollard

DT

NJ

4

3

3

4

Brian Gaia

OL

MD

3

3

4

3

Anthony Stanko

OL

OH

3

3

3

3

Jesse James

TE

PA

3

2

3

3

Austin Johnson

OL

NJ

NR

NR

NR

NR

Derek Dowrey

DT

VA

NR

NR

NR

NR

Penn State picks up a couple unrated guys. They're just behind Notre Dame (lower averages, same number of commits), but could move ahead once those guys pick up rankings.

#4 Ohio State - 9 Commits

Name

Position

State

Rivals

Scout

ESPN

24/7

Bri'onte Dunn

RB

OH

4

5

4

4

Joshua Perry

LB

OH

4

4

4

4

Warren Ball

RB

OH

4

4

3

4

De'Van Bogard

S

OH

4

4

3

4

Jacoby Boren

OL

OH

3

3

3

4

Frank Epitropoulos

WR

OH

3

3

3

3

Blake Thomas

TE

OH

3

3

3

3

Tyvis Powell

S

OH

3

3

2

3

Najee Murray

CB

OH

NR

3

3

3

Ohio State's top-rated recruit, OL Kyle Kalis, decommits from the Buckeyes. That drops them a couple spots, but they did soften the blow by picking up highly-rated DB De'Van Bogard.

#5 Wisconsin - 8 Commits

Name

Position

State

Rivals

Scout

ESPN

24/7

Dan Voltz

OL

IL

4

4

4

4

Vince Biegel

LB

WI

4

4

4

4

Kyle Dodson

OL

OH

4

4

3

4

Vonte Jackson

RB

WI

4

4

3

4

Bart Houston

QB

CA

3

4

4

4

Hugs Etienne

CB

CA

3

2

NR

NR

Reggie Mitchell

CB

PA

2

NR

NR

NR

Arthur Goldberg

DT

PA

NR

NR

2

NR

Wisconsin picks up all-namer Hugs Etienne(!!), followed by a couple unrated-ish prospects in Arthur Goldberg and Reggie Mitchell. They could move past Ohio State if those guys get decent rankings.

#6 Michigan State - 9 Commits

Name

Position

State

Rivals

Scout

ESPN

24/7

Se'Von Pittman

DE

OH

4

4

4

4

Benny McGowan

OL

OH

3

3

4

3

Tyler O'Connor

QB

OH

3

3

3

4

Riley Bullough

LB

MI

3

3

3

3

Zach Higgins

OL

OH

3

3

3

3

Jamal Lyles

LB

MI

3

3

3

3

Josiah Price

TE

IN

3

3

3

3

Evan Jones

TE

OH

3

3

NR

3

Kyle Kerrick

WR

PA

3

3

NR

3

A big commitment in Se'Von Pittman (and not-so-big ones in Kyle Kerrick, Jamal Lyles, and Josiah Price) boosts the Spartans in a big way. MSU remains behind Wisconsin on the basis of not punishing the Badgers for picking up some unrated guys.

#7 Northwestern - 12 Commits

Name

Position

State

Rivals

Scout

ESPN

24/7

Adam DePietro

OL

PA

3

3

3

3

Dean Lowry

DE

IL

3

3

3

3

Kenton Playko

OL

OH

3

3

3

3

Jack Schwaba

TE

PA

3

3

3

2

Ian Park

OL

PA

3

3

3

NR

Malin Jones

RB

IL

3

3

2

3

Eric Olson

OL

MA

3

2

3

3

Connor Mahoney

OL

PA

2

3

3

NR

Dan Vitale

S

IL

NR

2

2

NR

Joseph Jones

S

PA

NR

2

NR

NR

Mike McHugh

WR

PA

NR

NR

NR

NR

Chris Fitzpatrick

OL

KY

NR

NR

NR

NR

Wildcats pick up a flood of commitments. Their averages should improve once the services (particularly 24/7 Sports) start rating commits.

#8 Nebraska - 5 Commits

Name

Position

State

Rivals

Scout

ESPN

24/7

Paul Thurston

OL

CO

4

4

4

4

Greg McMullen

DE

OH

4

4

3

4

Michael Rose

LB

MO

3

4

4

4

Jordan Westerkamp

WR

IL

3

4

3

4

Sam Cotton

TE

NE

3

2

NR

3

Huskers pick up two very important pieces in Paul Thurston and Greg McMullen. That vaults them up the rankings.

#9 Indiana - 9 Commits

Name

Position

State

Rivals

Scout

ESPN

24/7

Nick Mangieri

DE

IL

3

3

3

3

Dan Feeney

OL

IL

3

3

3

3

Jordan Wallace

LB

IN

3

3

3

3

Kevin Davis

WR

IN

3

3

3

3

Mike Cotton

LB

IL

3

3

3

NR

Tanner Kearns

TE

OH

NR

3

2

NR

Alex Todd

OL

OH

NR

2

2

NR

Caleb Cornett

WR

IN

NR

NR

NR

2

Dawson Fletcher

S

OH

NR

NR

NR

NR

Hoosiers are starting to fill up a decent class. Once their prospects pick up some ratings, the averages will look much nicer.

#10 Minnesota - 7 Commits

Name

Position

State

Rivals

Scout

ESPN

24/7

Dinero Moss

S

FL

3

2

3

3

Philip Nelson

QB

MN

3

3

3

3

Drew Davis

LB

NC

2

2

3

NR

Maxx Williams

TE

MN

NR

3

NR

NR

Josh Ballesteros

LB

FL

NR

2

2

2

Scott Ekpe

DT

TX

NR

NR

NR

NR

Isaac Fruechte

WR

MN

NR

NR

JC

NR

Andre McDonald is still listed as a Minnesota commit by Rivals, but there are interviews where he says he's no longer committed, so I'm inclined to believe those. The Gophers did pick up a new commit in LB Drew Davis, but their class is ranked this high on volume alone.

It's gonna be a dogfight for him. He has big family ties to ND and MSU. Big thing for him is academics though, and he and his family haven't seem particularly swayed by big college names. They are handling the process intelligently. Will probably pick whatever they feel most comfortable with. Hopefully us...

I saw a few ND games last year, but genuinely don't recall. Was the ND secondary their Achilles' heel to the same degree Michigan's was? They really seem to be using a lot of schollies on it. Or is it just that they are taking simply taking them because they are great players, regardless of position? You can't fault the ratings that some of the ND secondary recruits have, I just wonder if it is a need area or coincidence.

(I apologize, but by virtue of some cognizant posts, you have become my ND guru)

At the end of the year the secondary was the weakest part of the defense though not nearly to the degree if was for UM. ND's problem was depth, when the offense averages only a few minutes per drive you need bodies that can sub in and out to keep the defense fresh.

Lost 1 CB to what was probably grades, another S took his mission which left 3 safeties, and 4 CBs on scholarship when healthy. The guys out there were solid but they were beaten down after games.

Getting Tee shepard and Darby so early was huge, assuming they stay committed, both EEs both are probably about 90% likely to see playing time their freshman years.

Sounds a lot like what UM went through, for sure. Of course, we had the injury bug as well. Given the UM and ND secondary recruiting, as well as the fact that both teams seem to have suffered the perfect storm, I have to think both secondaries can only improve. Hopefully the UM LBs will be in place more often. Add to that a little more d-line pass rush, and I (and most of us here) are hoping for some real improvement. Of course, we really would like to see Wilson wearing winged headgear, as opposed to the golden kind . . .

I think its pretty amazing that we don't only have the most commits by far, but we also lead the average star rankings from all of the sites as well(except the 24/7 one, nebraska is the only team ahead of us in that)

Normally when I think of a team having a lot of commits this early in the stage I think of having a lot of lower grade players, which is not the case at all with this class.

For the record, I think this class will add at least one more big name by the end of June/beginning of July, and then I wouldn't be surprised if the recruiting died down until August or so. Just feels like some kids are ready to switch because of the OSU problems, but the other big-name kids are probably going to just wait it out and take their trips.

Have to wonder how we are going to rank once other teams catch up with the number of commits we have. Particularly the SEC. Alabama has lots of 3 stars already, and probably will fill up on some higher ranked players down the road.

a local TV station's sports program was making a big deal about how they got Bogard even though he considered Michigan. I don't remember hearing much about him with all the DB commits and the possible addition of Jarrod Wilson soon - please. I'm sure Bogard's a fine player but it seemed a little desperate to me.

I don't see why making abig deal about landing a unanimous (pretty much) 4* safety would seem desparate. From everything I have seen and read about Bogard he is a very good player so I can see why they would get excited.

I mean...you have seen the commitment threads around here right? It doesn't really matter what a recruit is ranked, once he committs (with a few exceptions of course) there is excitement in the air. Look at the Hello: Blake Bars thread. Bogard is a higher rated recruit but I am sure the optimism on that thread would rival what you saw about Bogard.

To be clear, I am not trashing any of our committs, just making an objective correlation.

I was commenting more on the fact they pointed out the Michigan offer than the quality of the recruit. In the recent past, I don't remember the local emphasis on tsio beating out Michigan for recruits. Maybe it's just me but I read it as a little defensive, sort of like "hey, we're still getting good players, too".

ESPN should really get on rating AJ Williams. I mean, he's not exactly a no name guy and he's been committed to a major program for a while. I'm saying they need to rate him high if they don't think he deserves it, but they should at least rate him something.

As far as I can tell, ESPN likes to release their rankings all at once, then when they add additional ratings (for previously unrated prospects) they hold it and release tham all in a second wave, likely after the summer camp season ends.

The fact that Williams doesn't have a ton of film available running routes and catching passes also makes it tougher for them to rate him as a TE.